A new mouse model provides an unprecedented view of the human immune system
+) (left) (MISTRG, n = 10; MISTRGG, n = 12; MISTRGGR+/−, n = 8; MISTRGGR−/−n = 15 mice), human lines (right) (MISTRG, n = 5;...
Highly emotional people gravitate to cats for stress relief programs
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cats are often excluded from animal-assisted university activities aimed at reducing stress, but new research shows that many people, especially those...
Lack of access to healthy food can increase the risk of death from heart failure
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study examining data from nearly 3,000 U.S. counties found that living in a community with easy access to grocery stores...
Vitamin D deficiency associated with increased risk of mortality
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study of more than 300,000 adults in the United Kingdom found support for a causal relationship between vitamin D deficiency...
Doctors call on health organizations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a new commentary published in Annals of Internal Medicine, authors from Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health,...
A common, usually harmless group of bacteria linked to higher death rates in kidney patients
(From left) Wendy Bolag, Ph.D., and Stephanie Baer, M.D. By Michael Holohan, Augusta University A large group of bacteria found in our soil, our water...
What’s behind the alarming RSV surge in US children’s hospitals?
by Carla K. Johnson This 1981 photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows an electron micrograph of respiratory syncytial virus,...
Research shows that allergist care reduces health care costs for children with peanut allergies
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Allergist care is associated with lower overall health care costs for US children with peanut allergies, a new study shows. In...
Reducing noise in the operating room improves children’s behavior after surgery, research shows
Credit: CC0 Public Domain According to research presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Anesthesiology, reducing noise levels in the operating room (OR) can have...
Outbreaks of COVID-19 have been linked to a surge in heart attacks
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new data analysis by the Smith Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai found that heart attack deaths have increased significantly during pandemic...